24K gold plated Bar commemorating the German Battleship Bismarck, one of the largest Battleships built by Germany was launched on Valentines day 1939. Bismarck conducted only one offensive operation, in May 1941. At the Battle of the Denmark Strait, Bismarck engaged and destroyed the battlecruiser HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, and forced the battleship HMS Prince of Wales to retreat; Bis ...